On Apr. 22, VT INS issued bulletin on mental health parity data.
VT INS issued Bulletin 230 on mandated checklist and mental health parity data.
Provides guidance for demonstrating compliance with mental health parity obligations.
Document dated May 1, 2024, received from VT INS Apr. 22, summarized Apr. 24.
Provisions
Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, VT INS requires insurers to include a completed Vermont Major Medical Checklist in certificates filed on SERFF prior to plan approval.
Issuers must also file VT's Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitations (NQTL) self-compliance worksheet within 90 days of certificate form approval of policy.
The checklist will require an attestation that plans comply with applicable federal and state law and will ask for a certificate page number where compliance can be found.
Checklist will further require an attestation that the Vermont NQTL self-analysis worksheet will be filed within 90 days of the associated form filing’s disposition.
